There have been quite a few educators who have shaped who I am. I will focus on high school which was instrumental in my future academic endeavors because of the dedication of the teachers there, namely Ms. Hoyt and Mrs. Lewis. Ms. Hoyt was a phenomenal English teacher and Guidance Counselor. She had what I thought was a dream job of getting to teach and counsel students. We could drop in during lunch or any of her planning periods when she wasn't tending to a specific student matter. She always embraced our individuality and celebrated our successes. Ms. Hoyt attended our games, let us play our music in her office, and let us know if we were not working to our potential in order to keep us in check. She did so much more which would take a long time to explain because she was that teacher that you dream of having and that I was fortunate to have. My other defining moment in high school was a reversal of doubt I had in my mathematic ability thanHe ks to a 7th grade teacher who told me that no matter how he taught me, I would likely fail his class. He moved me to an average learner class where I excelled in another year of pre-algebra that I had already conquered the year before. I was the best in my general math skills class but was moved away from my peers only because the teacher did not want to take time to work a few minutes with me one on one. It was easier to drop me. Mrs. Lewis truly revived my love for math in 10th grade with her passion for her subject area. I aced both Algebra and Trigonometry because Mrs. Lewis stayed after school with me to reinforce the material being taught in class and catching me up with my peers behind the scenes for which I am still thankful. I don't fear math any longer thanks to a very generous bright masters level math teacher who cared enough to help me believe in my ability to do advanced high school math.